Repair of gastro-tracheobronchial fistula after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer using intercostal muscle and latissimus dorsi muscle flaps: a case report

Abstract Background Gastro-tracheobronchial fistula after esophagectomy is a rare but life-threatening complication associated with high mortality. Several authors reported postoperative management of tracheobronchial fistula. However, treatment is demanding and challenging, and the strategy is stil...

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Main Authors: Kazushi Miyata, Masahide Fukaya, Masato Nagino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00936-4